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Estonian Internet Foundation asks patience from registrants. Apparently not all registrars had equivalent access to our Registry. The registry-registrar model requires that all registrars are treated as equals thus registrations from all registrars were ceased until further test can be carried out with all parties involved. Registrars will continue to accept all applications from registrants. Registry will be restarted after exhaustive tests have been carried out. In order to guarantee stability of the access some changes will have to be carried out in RIPE database.

It is vitally important to ensure all registrars will have equal access to the registry. Estonian Internet Foundation would like to sincerely apologise for any inconvienience and will inform shortly of the time when registry operations will continue.

.ee's website has been updated with new guidelines! You can information on EIS' Data Protection Policy here and domain search WHOIS Terms and Conditions here. Registrars can find .ee's Guidelines on processing of personal data here. Should you have any questions, please contact us by e-mail info@internet.ee or by calling +372 727 1000.

.ee will update the Domain Regulation due to the
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) entering into force on the 25 May 2018.
.ee Domain Regulation provides standard terms that regulate the legal relationship
between the EIF, domain registrant and registrar (service provider). Main
changes concern the WHOIS-service in which the contact information of a
registrant who is a natural person can no longer be publicly disclosed.

The
Estonian Internet Foundation has received multiple complaints from .ee domain
registrants concerning the registration service provided by Beehosting OÜ,
assuming that the company is an accredited .ee registrar. While third persons
are not prohibited from selling .ee domains, the Foundation can only help users
if the company concerned is an accredited .ee registrar.